Tesla has released two new Easter Eggs with update 2018.48.12.3a4e97c. “Toilet Humor” is activated by tapping a whoopee cushion icon on Tesla’s Easter Egg Menu. The app is labeled “Emissions Testing Mode” and gives Tesla owners the option for “Fart on Demand” and “Fart on Turn Signal.” That’s right, your Tesla can now make fart noises…

Is Africa finally ready for Tesla and is Tesla ready for Africa? South Africa is one of those places where you can’t buy a Tesla, but according to Elon Musk – who left South Africa for North America almost 30 years ago – there is a chance for change. The first store is expected to be…

Tesla expands its store network in the U.S. by about 10% in just one week. Tesla released a note that this week it’s opening 11 new stores in the U.S.! As we check the list – there are some 124 stores/galleries available, which means that the latest move increases the number by more or less…

Elon Musk talks Twitter, GM, the SEC and more Recently, Tesla CEO Elon Musk sat down with Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes for a lengthy discussion. But rather than simply focusing on production numbers or future products, Lesley’s interview often dives into more personal topics. Namely Elon’s social media presence. Some have criticized her interview for being…

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk continues to beef with the Securities and Exchange Commission. His latest shot at the government agency responsible for enforcing federal securities laws came in a 60 Minutes interview that aired Sunday. “I want to be clear, I do not respect the SEC,” Musk said in the interview when pressed on…

Tesla has hired a new general counsel – Dane Butswinkas, the Chairman of Williams & Connolly. Tesla announced the appointment in a blog post. Butswinkas, a veteran trial lawyer, will be replacing Todd Maron, who has led Tesla’s legal department for the past five years. “This completes a transition plan that Todd and Tesla have…

Tesla could start producing cars in China as soon as the second half of next year, the Shanghai government said Wednesday. An official WeChat post from the government said that land work has been completed and construction is about to begin. Tesla is looking to increase production, while also more efficiently reaching global markets. The…

Can it survive on internal combustion trucks alone? The term “Tesla-killer” is something we’ve seen in headlines a thousand times. Probably more. But what if the pundits have this all wrong? What if Tesla is actually the one that will be doing the killing. That’s the take of Richard Thalheimer, the founder and former CEO of…

Tesla planned to start build the upcoming Model Y crossover SUV at Gigafactory 1 by June 1, 2020, but has since changed those plans, according to a report from Business Insider. The report, citing internal documents given to Tesla employees a few weeks before the company’s October earnings, said the carmaker planned to produce 7,000 Model Y…

Tesla has passed one billion miles driven on Autopilot, the company said. The milestone was announced in a tweet. A billion miles is more than 40,159 trips around the Earth and 10 trips to the Sun. As of today Tesla owners have driven 1 billion (!) miles with Autopilot engaged pic.twitter.com/16jMYrAZ7u — Tesla (@Tesla) November…

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